Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Activity With Respect to Claims and Contingencies

The following table sets forth the activity with respect to our recorded liability related to our claims and contingencies in the periods indicated:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012
Balance as of January 1	$	123,439		$	36,028
Increases (decreases) from:
Additional reserves:
PEAKS Program		721			0
2009 RSA		8,957			9,600
Other		3,085			272
Payments, net		(55,770	)		(1,653	)
Estimated recovery		803			0
Balance as of September 30	$	81,235		$	44,247

Risk Share Agreement [Member]

Aggregate Amount of Guarantee and Other Payments

The following table sets forth the approximate aggregate amount of guarantee payments and Payments on Behalf of Borrowers that we made related to the RSAs, net of recoveries, in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Type of Payment	2013		2012		2013		2012
Guarantee:
PEAKS Guarantee	$	138	$	243	$	1,377	$	502
2009 RSA		458		560		738		1,141
Payments on Behalf of Borrowers		2,502		0		7,647		0
Total	$	3,098	$	803	$	9,762	$	1,643

PEAKS Guarantee [Member]

Aggregate Amount of Guarantee and Other Payments

The following table sets forth the guarantee payments and Payments on Behalf of Borrowers that we made related to the PEAKS Program in the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Type of Payment	2013		2012		2013		2012
Guarantee	$	138	$	243	$	1,377	$	502
Payments on Behalf of Borrowers		2,502		0		7,647		0
Total	$	2,640	$	243	$	9,024	$	502

2009 RSA [Member]

Aggregate Amount of Guarantee and Other Payments

The following table sets forth the payments that we made to the 2009 Entity related to our guarantee obligations under the 2009 RSA, net of recoveries, in the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
2013		2012		2013		2012
$	458	$	560	$	738	$	1,141